Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
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Department for Work and Pensions | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
Website | www |
The Minister for Work and Pensions, or Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the House of Lords,[1] is a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government. It is currently held by Baroness Stedman-Scott, who took the office on 30 July 2019.[2]
Responsibilities[]
The minister's responsibilities include:
- spokesperson for DWP business in the House of Lords
- child maintenance
- family test
- parental conflict
- legislation and statutory instruments strategy
- Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) relationship management
- Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments, Sure Start Maternity grants, Funeral Expenses Payment scheme and Budgeting loans)
- bereavement benefits
- supported accommodation
- Support for Mortgage Interest
- maternity benefits
- departmental planning and performance management, including oversight of: the single departmental plan, including tracking progress against manifesto commitments other external reporting and governance requirements
- departmental business, including oversight of: departmental capability in commercial and digital affairs commercial contracting policy
- transparency and data-sharing issues
- research and trialling
- Office for Nuclear Regulation
Ministers for Work and Pensions[]
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Notes | |
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The Baroness Hollis of Heigham | ![]() |
11 June 2001 | 10 May 2005 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | ![]() |
10 May 2005 | 4 January 2007 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
The Lord McKenzie of Luton | ![]() |
8 January 2007 | 6 May 2010 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
The Lord Freud | ![]() |
11 May 2010 | 21 December 2016 | Conservative | Minister of State for Welfare Reform[3] | |
The Lord Henley | ![]() |
21 December 2016 | 15 June 2017 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
The Baroness Buscombe | ![]() |
11 June 2017 | 30 July 2019 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
The Baroness Stedman-Scott | ![]() |
30 July 2019 | Incumbent | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
References[]
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Work and Pensions) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ www
.gov .uk /dwp - ^ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (2010–15)
Categories:
- Politics of the United Kingdom
- Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom